A poignant chapter, but very necessary. And hopeful and cautiously optimistic, too, because we all know that Clark being Clark -- along with a little time -- is all Lois needs to eventually get through this.
Clark's recreation of their interactions while he was prisoner -- washing her hair, rubbing her ankle, sitting together in silence -- was good thinking on his part. It may well have been all he knew to do, but the message was definitely received by Lois. As depressed and traumatized as she is right now, she's still able to recognize that their positions were reversed just a short time ago and those memories are getting through to her. Her realization that saying she was leaving could have destroyed all the trust she'd built with him is a good sign -- she's starting to think outside herself again, and is trying not to hurt him further.
I'm eager for more because I want to see what happens next, but not because I saw this as a cliffhanger. I'm definitely seeing progress.
Kathy
